The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that his Church will not comply the federal government’s directives banning Twitter in Nigeria. According to him, the prohibition of the use of Twitter by the Buhari regime violated international rights conventions and would be disregarded by his church members….
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has directed television and radio stations in the country to suspend patronage of Twitter. The directive was contained in a statement on Monday by the Director General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba. The directive came just as the federal government summoned envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada…
The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union in Nigeria have been summoned by the federal government over their recent comments on the suspension of microblogging site Twitter. This was contained in an invitation to pressmen issued on…
Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the death of the Spiritual leader of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, describing him as a devout man of God. In a condolence message to the family of the deceased and the SCOAN congregation, Jonathan noted that Joshua who died…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has asked the federal government to immediately reverse the decision to suspend access of Nigerians to Twitter in the interest of free speech, rule of law and democracy. The lawmakers also called on the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture to rescind its directive…
“Who is the Presidency?”, an obviously irritated Babachir Lawal asked the excited journalists, who crowded him after emerging from the Federal Executive Council meeting sometimes in 2016, to inquire whether it was true he had been suspended from office by the Presidency. The journalists’ enquiry resulted from the allegation against Lawal that he cut the…
